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Cognus Therapies run interactive stall at Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for the third year running

Thursday 7th November 2024 saw London Borough of Sutton (LBS) host another highly successful Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) event for children and young people aged 14+ in the local area. Over 300 young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) visited the event which took place at the new site at Westcroft Leisure Centre […]

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Cognus Education Safeguarding Team start the New Year with a round of Safeguarding Reviews in our Sutton Schools

In January 2025, the Education Safeguarding Team conducted Safeguarding Reviews in two of our Primary Schools, St. Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School and St. Dunstan’s Cheam Church of England Primary School. As we all know safeguarding does not stand still.  It is so useful to go through our safeguarding practices and processes and to get external […]

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Attendance Matters

The Traveller Education Service works closely with schools, families and the Attendance Service to promote the importance of good attendance. One particular family that we have worked continuously with to encourage good attendance and engagement with school has made a massive improvement. The Year 3 pupil’s attendance so far this academic year is over 90% […]

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Year 7 Nativity brings Christmas joy with a heart-warming performance from students at The John Fisher School

Staff from Cognus Therapies, including the school’s Occupational Therapist (OT) Amber Burnett who work in partnership with the school, joined students, staff, families and visitors, in a heart-warming display of bravery, resilience, and festive spirit. Year 7 students from Catherine Class at The John Fisher School gathered together for a special Nativity, celebrating the joy […]

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Cognus Education Safeguarding Team get involved in Christmas Activities for Families

During the month of December, the Education Safeguarding Team were lucky enough to be involved in a range of different Christmas activities for families. On Tuesday 3rd December 2024, we attended the Sutton Music Trust Autistic Youth Choir Concert.  The children put on a great show and there were lots of smiles and laughter. This […]

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Christmas Office Closure

Please note that Cognus Limited will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Holiday from Wednesday 25th December – Wednesday 1st January 2025 inclusive.  We will have limited staff checking our main email account, enquiries@cognus.org.uk for any URGENT matters, so if you call and leave a voicemail, please ensure you leave your name, contact […]

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Festive fun at Cognus Families’ Christmas Event

More than 25 families enjoyed an afternoon at Cognus’ offices in Wallington on Monday 16th December, as we hosted our third Cognus Families’ Christmas Event. This event was an opportunity for families we work with to attend an information fair covering many local services that support children and young people in Sutton, including Sutton Information, […]

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Joint Working to support a secondary school pupil with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) 

Below is an overview of how two Speech and Language Therapists have worked together to support and empower a student with specific and ongoing speech difficulties, devising and implementing functional and meaningful goals with the student   Next steps for speech and language therapy:  Jodie will carry out a questionnaire to find out what future speech […]

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